... depiction of her own life experiences sends out a universal message that reaches all who are destined to travel a difficult road"(King 25). She has helped African-Americans accept themselves for whom they are and not for what everyone else thinks about them. In much of Maya Angelou's writing she emphasizes themes of ... 27) . Angelou plans to continue to have an impact on people's lives in the future. She has traveled around the world, and can speak several languages. She was the first black woman to write the screen play for a motion picture, and the first to direct one. After I Know W...

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